Ten-year-old Sawyer Greenfield has been battling leukemia for almost two years. In January, he underwent a successful bone marrow transplant at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Now, Sawyer is 100 days post-surgery and celebrating being home. Today, his family and friends surprised the Bentonville native with a parade through his neighborhood organized by family friend Leslie Silvey."God provided," Silvey said. "The people came, and it was big, and it was loud ... and I couldn’t ask for anything better."Silvey followed behind the parade of dozens of cars as Sawyer watched on from his front porch. "Well, I knew there was gonna be a parade, but not like that," Sawyer said. The parade was led by the Benton County Sheriff's Office. "For an officer tell your child that they’re a hero — and I do think he’s a hero because of all that he’s gone through and what he’s done — it was just overwhelming," Sawyer's mom Jo Ann Greenfield said. "For him to see that — because these are people that he sees as heroes — it meant the world."Sawyer has to revisit Texas Children's once a month as he recovers. His family hopes that he can return to school next spring.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. —

Ten-year-old Sawyer Greenfield has been battling leukemia for almost two years. In January, he underwent a successful bone marrow transplant at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.

Now, Sawyer is 100 days post-surgery and celebrating being home. Today, his family and friends surprised the Bentonville native with a parade through his neighborhood organized by family friend Leslie Silvey.

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"God provided," Silvey said. "The people came, and it was big, and it was loud ... and I couldn’t ask for anything better."

Silvey followed behind the parade of dozens of cars as Sawyer watched on from his front porch.

"Well, I knew there was gonna be a parade, but not like that," Sawyer said.

The parade was led by the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

"For an officer tell your child that they’re a hero — and I do think he’s a hero because of all that he’s gone through and what he’s done — it was just overwhelming," Sawyer's mom Jo Ann Greenfield said. "For him to see that — because these are people that he sees as heroes — it meant the world."

Sawyer has to revisit Texas Children's once a month as he recovers. His family hopes that he can return to school next spring.